Tax Staff - Indirect Tax - Global Trade Operations

Location: Anywhere in Country

 

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Tax – Indirect – Global Trade Operations - Staff

 

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The opportunity

As a member of our Global Trade team, you will play a pivotal role in establishing global trade strategies that align with business objectives, leveraging trade laws to optimize supply chain operations and drive cost savings, all while ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for determining correct customs valuation, managing transfer pricing and customs valuation policies, and overseeing remediation processes and corrective filings with customs and other authorities. Key responsibilities include providing export and import classifications, soliciting Free Trade Agreements, screening transactions for sanctioned parties, and identifying governmental agency requirements for global trade.

As a Staff, you will use your experience and technical knowledge to bring value to clients and manage risks related to global trade matters. You will be a member of our Global Trade Managed Services team that assists our clients to move their freight both effectively and compliantly around the globe. 

 

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will contribute to the delivery of processes, solutions, and projects by researching and presenting relevant information to inform recommendations. You will be accountable for delivering your own work and meeting targets that impact your immediate team, while supporting client service, quality, risk management, and business growth. You will spend approximately 80% of your time defining and executing deliverables, engaging with project teams and clients, and actively participating in client working sessions. Regular travel may be required as needed by external clients, and you will support opportunities for additional services, RFP responses, and engagement economics.

Your focus will be on executing Harmonized System (HS) Classification Projects, driving Free Trade Agreement (FTA) qualification and solicitation initiatives, and conducting rigorous audits of customs brokers and third-party providers to uphold the highest standards of trade compliance. You will research customs and international trade issues and perform customs compliance work for our clients.

 

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Applies discretion using general guidelines to interpret unusual circumstances and procedures with defined policy.
• Works on problems of moderate to diverse scope where analysis of data is required.
• Demonstrates judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

 

Skills and attributes for success

To make an impact in this role, you will need strong analytical and decision-making skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.

• Responsible for contributing to the delivery of processes, solutions, and projects, meeting required targets and performance objectives.
• Applies discretion and judgment in interpreting guidelines and solving problems of moderate to diverse scope.
• Delivers agreed activities, researches, and presents relevant information to inform recommendations.
• Demonstrates learning agility, commercial acumen, and the ability to drive outcomes in a client-focused environment.

 

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, International Relations or a related trade operations management field
• Approximately 2 or more years of related work experience in a Fortune 500 company or a major importer or exporter or a professional services firm
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• High-level proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• An analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail and robust critical thinking capabilities.
• A collaborative spirit and a dedication to contributing positively to te